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Re: Giant Banana Pulled Over: Driver Says Cops Have Stopped Him 100s of Times

#131

Post by wat10000 » Wed, Jun 24, 2026, 7:37 PM UTC

lazide wrote: post #130

wat10000 wrote: post #125

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You got one (college educated). Congrats. I specifically mentioned that police don’t necessarily follow the law here. So I don’t know where you get the idea that I’m naive about how the world works. Police might hassle you, but that doesn’t mean it’s legal for them to do so.

It’s not against the law, the way you’re using the term.

Meaning it only leads to suppression of evidence and not punishment for the perpetrators? Or that they'll have to come up with some probable cause to make it legal, but they can do that more or less at will? Or something else?

Re: Giant Banana Pulled Over: Driver Says Cops Have Stopped Him 100s of Times

#132

Post by lazide » Wed, Jun 24, 2026, 8:30 PM UTC

wat10000 wrote: post #131

lazide wrote: post #130

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It’s not against the law, the way you’re using the term.

Meaning it only leads to suppression of evidence and not punishment for the perpetrators? Or that they'll have to come up with some probable cause to make it legal, but they can do that more or less at will? Or something else?

This whole conversation is bizarre. yes, that is what I said.

it seems to be pretty different from what you were saying though, since if you meant it that way then what is even the point of your comment?

Re: Giant Banana Pulled Over: Driver Says Cops Have Stopped Him 100s of Times

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Post by wat10000 » Wed, Jun 24, 2026, 11:59 PM UTC

lazide wrote: post #132

wat10000 wrote: post #131

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Meaning it only leads to suppression of evidence and not punishment for the perpetrators? Or that they'll have to come up with some probable cause to make it legal, but they can do that more or less at will? Or something else?

This whole conversation is bizarre. yes, that is what I said. it seems to be pretty different from what you were saying though, since if you meant it that way then what is even the point of your comment?

Yeah, it is pretty bizarre, seeing as how I’ve been very clear that police will gin up probable cause or just ignore the requirement for it, and you keep acting like I’m a poor naive little soul who thinks cops are nice and friendly.

Re: Giant Banana Pulled Over: Driver Says Cops Have Stopped Him 100s of Times

#134

Post by lazide » Thu, Jun 25, 2026, 2:49 AM UTC

wat10000 wrote: post #133

lazide wrote: post #132

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This whole conversation is bizarre. yes, that is what I said. it seems to be pretty different from what you were saying though, since if you meant it that way then what is even the point of your comment?

Yeah, it is pretty bizarre, seeing as how I’ve been very clear that police will gin up probable cause or just ignore the requirement for it, and you keep acting like I’m a poor naive little soul who thinks cops are nice and friendly.

Uh huh. That’s not at all what your comments have been saying.

Re: Giant Banana Pulled Over: Driver Says Cops Have Stopped Him 100s of Times

#135

Post by wat10000 » Thu, Jun 25, 2026, 12:43 PM UTC

lazide wrote: post #134

wat10000 wrote: post #133

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah, it is pretty bizarre, seeing as how I’ve been very clear that police will gin up probable cause or just ignore the requirement for it, and you keep acting like I’m a poor naive little soul who thinks cops are nice and friendly.

Uh huh. That’s not at all what your comments have been saying.

I said it repeatedly. Nearly every comment of mine in this chain contains a disclaimer about police misbehaving in real life. Not my fault if you managed to miss them all.